One person shot as gunmen attack Mobile Money vendor
One person was shot last night after armed men attacked a mobile money agent in Walewale in the North East Region.
According to eyewitnesses, the attack happened around 6 pm near the District Police Headquarters where armed men arrived on a motorbike and opened fire before taking away an undisclosed amount of money from the unnamed vendor.
A watchman who witnessed the attack narrated it to JoyNews
“We were here and we heard gunshots and people began running away then some men arrived and snatched the money from the vendor”
The victim who sustained gun wounds at his back said he tried escaping but was shot.
“I wanted to run away but one of the two men on the motorbike shot at me,” he said.
Residents in the area pleaded with the security agency to beef up their patrols in the area
“We are pleading with the security agencies to up their game and if possible they should bring a military patrol team around here,” a resident said.
Mobile money vendors have for years been victims of armed robbery attacks as criminals see them as easy prey.
May 26, 2020
On May 26, this year, a 30-year-old mobile money vendor was shot dead at Kyobariyiri in the Jirapa municipality of the Upper West Region by armed men, who attacked and robbed him on his way home from work.
The deceased, Emmanuel Baba-Ennawuori, was pronounced dead at the Jirapa Hospital, where he was rushed, after sustaining gunshot wounds.
On March 1, 2020
Armed men attacked and killed the Assemblymember for Sogakope in the Volta Region and took away GH¢30,000.
Mawutor Adzahli, who is a mobile money merchant, was knifed several times and shot in a dawn attack in his home at Sogakope.
December 28, 2019
A mobile money vendor, identified as Oldman Stephen, was killed by suspected armed robbers in his room at Choribang, a suburb of Bole in the Bole District of the Savannah Region.
The incident happened at about 10:30 pm and the victim was rushed to the Bole Government Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival following the severe gunshot wounds he suffered.
September 12, 2019
A mobile money vendor was allegedly killed by his friend at Gomoa Nyanyarno in the Central region.
The deceased, whose name was given as Joseph Koomson, was stabbed three times and died on the spot.
The victim’s family said he confronted the suspect who attempted to steal his money which resulted in a fight.
September 4, 2019
Fuseini Inusah, 29, a mobile money vendor was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region.
The incident occurred at about 8.45 pm when the victim was returning home from work. The assailants left one locally manufactured gun at the scene.